LJ's value not much

I've had some people ask me why the Chiefs would release Larry Johnson rather than trade him. And if indeed the Chiefs don’t want Larry Johnson around anymore, they would try to trade him, I’m sure, but whether they can get anything good for him is another matter.

Larry Johnson has a lot of things going against him. He’s going to be 30 years old in November, and he’s already got a lot of wear and tear on him, so how much does he have left? We also know that Larry Johnson is not a complete player — he’s a good power runner but doesn’t block and doesn’t catch the ball very well, so in essence, he almost has to be a part-time player. That’s what he was for the Chiefs last season.

Now, the other thing about Larry Johnson is remember that when the commissioner suspended him last year for the one game, he said, hey, if Larry Johnson gets convicted on any of these things there’s probably going to be a further suspension, so I think Larry Johnson’s going to get a further suspension. So you throw all those combinations together and it doesn’t look like the Chiefs will be able to get a whole lot for Larry Johnson.